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SPDX, the Software Package Data Exchange Specification, Becomes an Official ISO/IEC Standard

The Software Package Data Exchange (SPDX) specification, designed to ease tracking, communication, and compliance of provenance, licence, security, and other supply chain matters, has been formally published by ISO/IEC JTC 1 as the ISO/IEC 5962:2021 standard. “SPDX plays an important role in building more trust and transparency in how software… Read More

Wavious Releases a RISC-V LPDDR4x/5 PHY as an Apache-Licensed Open-Source Project

Wavious, a fabless semiconductor company which offers a platform based on mix-and-match “chiplets,” has launched a RISC-V-powered open-source LPDDR4x/5 PHY – under the permissive Apache 2.0 licence. “We are strong believers in open-source hardware and software,” the company said in its announcement, “and Wavious is dedicated to making significant contributions… Read More
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OpenHW Group, Mitacs Announce £16.2m OpenHW Accelerate Research Funding Programme

OpenHW Group has announced a partnership with fellow not-for-profit Mitacs to launch a £16.2 million multi-year co-funded research programme for free and open-source silicon: OpenHW Accelerate. “OpenHW Group is transforming how the industry adopts open-source hardware and is bringing relevant research projects to leading industry and academic institutions worldwide,” says… Read More